Sachin Bapat, SAP Atlanta, and Gary Nelson, SAP Chicago, both spent some quality time at IMTS 2016. After the show wrapped up, they shared their extensive thoughts with the magazine.

Read the interview to learn what these two industrial manufacturing experts think of innovations like robotics, 3D printing, artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing, as well as their thoughts on how manufacturing and supply chain improvements are driving the emergence of “smart factories.”